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Fifty quid quality: early digital cameras.

Enter the EISA Maestro contest!

More DxO updates

EVER-INDUSTRIOUS French photo-editing specialist DxO has announced its latest batch of updates.

1 min

Budget Honor phone with 108MP camera

WITH the UK phone market dominated by Apple, Samsung and Google, other makers, notably from China, are jostling for a remaining slice of the pie.

1 min

Google AI editing tools free for more phones

MORE AI-based photo-editing tools will become available from 15 May, with Google announcing that its Magic Editor will be free to use on Android and iPhone handsets and many Chromebook laptops.

1 min

How to photograph artwork

Discover the best way to light and shoot paintings, artwork and old prints at home

7 mins

APOY Inspiration

If you're planning to enter our Animal Kingdom round, take these tips from three of last year's top ten photographers

4 mins

Fifty quid quality

Early digital cameras can still deliver the goods - and they're becoming collectable too. John Wade is your guide

7 mins

Workers of the world

To celebrate 30 years since the publication of Sebastião Salgado's seminal book, Workers, Peter Dench asks experts in the photography industry what makes the Brazilian photojournalist's work so special

9 mins

Final Analysis

Maria Falconer considers...Cromarty. Wednesday 18 August 1993. By Mark Power

2 mins

Using artificial intelligence ethically

AI-powered tools in photo-editing software can be a blessing to photographers. James Abbott demonstrates a more ethical approach to AI to save time and to simplify complex manual tasks

4 mins

The gift of nature

Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi has enjoyed great success in a number of high-profile photography competitions. Tracy Calder talks to him about fresh challenges, originality, and what constitutes a prize-winning picture

6 mins

Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary

Andy Westlake assesses a compact, affordable, large-aperture wideangle zoom for APS-C cameras

6 mins

OM System Tough TG-7

Joshua Waller reviews one of the few tough, waterproof, compact cameras left on the market

6 mins

OnePlus 12

This latest flagship model boasts high-end specifications beyond its price. Amy Davies discovers more

6 mins

The dream team

Julia Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman pushed the boundaries of photography, and have been paired up in a major new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Tracy Calder takes a look

3 mins

Images to inspire action

Why is animal photography so popular and can photographs help to save species from decline or extinction? Huw Lewis-Jones, author of a new book on animal photography, talks to David Clark

7 mins

Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World

Photography and cities have long had something of a symbiotic relationship, as this exhibition explores. Ailsa McWhinnie finds out more

1 min

Final Analysis

Tracy Marshall-Grant considers... The Sun, Early Sunday Morning, by Peter Mitchell

2 mins

Design a leaflet

One of the easiest ways to publicise your business is with a leaflet. These are surprisingly simple to make and fold using a regular home/office printer.

4 mins

Parks and recreation

Austrian photographer Julian Rad describes how to explore local locations to take cute photos of wildlife, especially people-friendly species, that will provoke lots of laughs, 'awwws' and emotion...

7 mins

PNY EliteX-PRO90 UHS-II SDXC card

Andy Westlake tests an affordable and speedy memory card

2 mins

Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN Contemporary

Sigma's latest I-series lens offers a super-wide angle of view in a small and lightweight package, says Damien Demolder

6 mins

1989 By LOWFIELD

Steve Fairclough uncovers the inside story of a 2014 Taylor Swift album cover

6 mins

Examining America

Mark Power's new book is the latest in his ongoing series exploring America's cultural and physical landscape. He talks to Peter Dench about his methods and motivations

6 mins

Scans for the memory

Across this green and pleasant land, precious photos sit in kitchen drawers, cupboards and shoeboxes just waiting to be digitised. Whether with a scanner or your camera, Will Cheung explains how you can do your bit for posterity

8 mins

Minox DD1

John Wade discovers an unusual digital subminiature camera

1 min

Qimera Gear Flat Strap

Angela Nicholson tests a camera strap that's particularly easy to fit and remove

2 mins

Back from the dead

How John Wade, with a lot of help from Mike Rignall, revived a lost camera

7 mins

Soviet time

A new book of photographs by Barry Lewis journeys into the darkness of Stalin's Siberian prison camps. Peter Dench finds out more

4 mins

Bearing witness

To mark the opening of his new exhibition at Saatchi Gallery, London, Edward Burtynsky talks to Tracy Calder about fishing, photography, eco-anxiety and the benefits of being a perfectionist

5 mins

Bert Hardy: Photojournalism in War and Peace

The photography of the legendary Bert Hardy endures for a reason, as a new exhibition of his work reveals

1 min

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Amateur Photographer is the world's oldest weekly magazine for photography enthusiasts. With its unique weekly format, it is the first for news and events, plus features on techniques, equipment tests and darkroom advice. It appeals to those interested in buying and learning about digital and film photographic equipment, wanting advice on improving their technique, and learning about the greats in photography. Regular features on reader portfolios, darkroom, digital, black & white and photographer profiles ensure all areas of photography are covered. With an audience of dedicated photography enthusiasts.